Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-25

Katie Halsey have been engaged as
teachers in the Ellinwood schools.
The rain of Sunday morning piled
on top of the frequent ones Of last
week make things rather sloppy Oh
our streets.
Query: How can two school
mans, each six inches in diameter,
get away with a watermelon three
feet in circumference?
When it comes to discussing the
railroad bond proposition now, since
the recent enlightenment on the ques-
ton, Sam. Maher is away ON top.
VIM. Long found a coat at the cir
Gus which the owner can have by call
ing at George Crummack's, South
Main street, and paying for this no.
flee.
A letter from Hon. w. III. Camp
bell, at Los Angeles, Cal, says that he
finds delightful country out there,
but California is no such state as
Kansas for safe investments and sure
returns.
DIR. Mccormick is putting up a
handsome frame residence in Grand
View addition, north of town. Ev-
crest Bros, of Lyons, are also max
ing arrangements to put up a good
residence in that addition.
Mr.. j. H. Williams, of Clafin,
made this Office pleasant call. He
is in the city looking after someone
to start millinery store at Claflin.
He says that town is fourishing, and
most branches of business are we'll
represented.
Ran Colt says there were no less
than eight applications for the Free
shoes for new babies, on circus day.
Ran says the partial drouth may
have some effect ON Barton county
corn, and may cut the wheat crop
short, but the baby crop-will still
be furnished with shoes.
There were a few (?) large melons
on the streets yesterday. Our Office
boy bought one for 10 cents which
measured . feet 81 inches around, and
filed up five hungry printers and the
editors wife. The rinds will feed our
COW for the next two days. This is Il
true story and will swear to it.
Henry Huffman was up recently
and he brought to this office an ear CT
corn which he pulled from the field
Just before starting. The ear has
sixteen rows of grain, with tifty-three
grains to the row, making a total Of
S4S grains of corn on the ear, ard
Henry says it was pulled al random.
Most of cur citizens will remember
Mrs. Banks, wife of the civil engineer
who WAS making headquarters here
during the survey on the Walnut Val
lev extension of the Santa Fe. Frank
Wilson tells lis that this woman is at
present under arrest in Denver for
shop-littipg.
Those who croak about n total fails
49,, ~ tI,o ,orn cron orn raonaSto6 tO
come into our sanctum and take a
look at some genuine, old-fashioned,
Grty-bushels, to-the-acre corn. 1t is
from the farm Of H. Fry, two miles
southwest, and is us nice as anyone
ever saw in any season i'll any coun-
try. Mr.. Fry assures us that he has
lots more just like it.--Pawnee Rock
Leader.
DIR. Shaw has received Il letter
from John Alefs, who is at present in
San Diago, Cal. John says he is
feeling very much better, has never
seen such cool weather through the
months of July and August. San
Diago is having good, healthy boom;
lots of new people arriving in the
town daily, and John says "out of
every II men you meet on the street
Is Of them are real estate men," He
will stay there for some time yet if
his health continues good.
The Emporia gas we'll is down 357
feet, and the drilling is being pushed
night and day. At the depth of 141
feet salt water was struck, and at